Photo: File / Getty ImagesPeople on low incomes were more likely to suffer high levels of loneliness during the lockdown. The report recommends everyone has access to a guaranteed minimum income, high speed internet and mental health support. Whether during lockdown or under normal circumstances people living on low incomes were much more likely to feel lonely than the wider population, she said. "When you live on a very low income you're in a state of toxic stress a lot of the time. The report recommends access to a stable secure income, in the form of a guaranteed minimum income.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 24, 2020 03:00 UTC